Regarding the investigation to review the product scope, DOC maintained the preliminary conclusion adjusted in September 2023. Accordingly, 03 cases of wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam with components manufactured in China were determined to be within the scope of the current tax order against China, including: (i) Products with door components, drawer panels and wooden frames manufactured in China, then assembled in Vietnam and combined with cabinet panels and drawer boxes manufactured in Vietnam; (ii) Products with doors, drawer panels and wooden frames that are semi-finished products manufactured in China, then further processed in Vietnam and combined with cabinet panels and drawer boxes manufactured in Vietnam; (iii) Products with semi-finished details of doors, drawer panels and wooden frames (including belts, pillars, boards) manufactured in China, then further processed in Vietnam and combined with cabinet panels and drawer boxes manufactured in Vietnam.
Next, DOC will send a notice to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) instructing the application of the Certificate Regime to wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam. This mechanism allows Vietnamese wooden cabinet exporting enterprises that do not fall into the above 3 cases to be exempted from paying anti-dumping/countervailing duty when exporting to the US. Accordingly, Vietnamese exporters need to complete the self-certification form for exporters and provide a copy along with supporting documents (invoices, purchase orders, production records, etc.) to the US importer. At the same time, the importer must complete the self-certification form for importers before the date of shipment. In addition to having a self-certification form, enterprises need to keep records and documents as a basis for proving that certification within 5 years from the date the shipment is exported so that the competent US authority can conduct an examination and verification if necessary.
Regarding anti-avoidance investigation, DOC has dismissed the entire anti-dumping/anti-subsidy tax evasion investigation into wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam.
To best protect the rights and interests of Vietnamese exporting enterprises, the Trade Remedies Authority recommends that the association and related exporting enterprises: (i) learn and fully comply with the regulations on the US Self-Certification Mechanism; (ii) continue to monitor the early warning information of the Trade Remedies Authority to develop appropriate business and export plans; (iii) notify the Trade Remedies Authority in case of problems arising to receive timely support.
The investigation into product scope and anti-circumvention was initiated by DOC in May and June 2022, respectively. Previously, from April 2020 to present, the United States imposed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CTC) on wooden cabinets originating from China with the AD tax rate ranging from 4.37% to 262.18%, the CTC tax rate ranging from 13.33% to 293.45%.
For further information, please contact: Foreign Trade Remedies Handling Department, Trade Remedies Authority, Ministry of Industry and Trade , 23 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Specialist in charge: Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Phone: 024.7303.7898 (extension 110), Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] .
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